Staff Accountant | Close, Controls & Process Improvement

Marathon Health Inc; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Health is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our growing finance team. In a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, you will support the close process, financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls to help the company scale.

You will own month-end tasks such as journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, assist auditors, and identify improvements. A Bachelor's in accounting with 1–2 years of experience, GAAP/SOX knowledge, and Excel proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting plus 1-2 years of experience in public and/or corporate accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPA or CPA eligible preferred.
• Experience with month-end close and financial reporting.
• Must possess knowledge of accounting principles, including GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the month-end financial statement close processes, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Own key areas of the close process, including month-end accruals, cash, prepaids and other areas of accounting as assigned.
• Assist with preparing schedules for and responding to requests of the external auditors.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to expedite close and strengthen internal controls.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc analysis as needed.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

SOX compliance

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA eligible

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Marathon Health is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our growing finance team. In a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, you will support the close process, financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls to help the company scale.

You will own month-end tasks such as journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, assist auditors, and identify improvements. A Bachelor's in accounting with 1–2 years of experience, GAAP/SOX knowledge, and Excel proficiency are required.